King Guntram of Burgundy (r. 561-593) of the Merovingian Dynasty was a paranoid king, and rightfully so. Guntram had originally shared power over the...
In the colorful painting above, artist John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) brings to life the framework story of The Decameron, a masterpiece of literature written...
In the action-packed scene above, the German artist Emil Doepler (c. 1855–1922) recreated an apocalyptic showdown between figures from Norse mythology. On the Right,...
Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321)
"Of gold and silver ye have made your god,
Differing wherein from the idolater,
But that he worships one, a hundred ye?"
Dante Alighieri’s Divine...
In the colorful painting above, artist John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) brings to life the framework story of The Decameron, a masterpiece of literature written...
In the action-packed scene above, the German artist Emil Doepler (c. 1855–1922) recreated an apocalyptic showdown between figures from Norse mythology. On the Right,...
In the action-packed scene above, the German artist Emil Doepler (c. 1855–1922) recreated an apocalyptic showdown between figures from Norse mythology. On the Right,...
In the scene displayed above, the British illustrator William Greatbach (c. 1802-1885) brought to life a pre-battle speech said to have occurred in the...
King Guntram of Burgundy (r. 561-593) of the Merovingian Dynasty was a paranoid king, and rightfully so. Guntram had originally shared power over the...
In the action-packed scene above, the German artist Emil Doepler (c. 1855–1922) recreated an apocalyptic showdown between figures from Norse mythology. On the Right,...
This scene, painted by the 16th-century Italian artist Frederico Barocci, depicts the famous escape of Aeneas from Ilium at the end of the legendary...
The story of Breeches-Aud is one of the more memorable tales in the Icelandic Laxdæla saga, a 13th-century book filled with strong female characters...
Sima Qian (145-90 BCE)
"Jostling and joyous,
The whole world comes after profit;
Racing and rioting,
After profit the whole world goes!"
A poetic saying recorded in the Records of...
In the triumphal scene above, painted by the French artist Georges Rochegrosse (c. 1859–1938), Athenian and Plataean warriors energetically charge against their foes at...
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
"As we enjoy great Advantages from the Inventions of others, We should be glad of an Opportunity to serve others by any...
Tian Heng was one of many unlucky kings of ancient Qi. His family had successfully rebelled against the Qin Dynasty during the widespread rebellions...
Thucydides (c. 460-400 BCE) was an Athenian general and historian who lived through the Peloponnesian War (c. 431-404 BCE) between Athens and Sparta. He...
Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE)
"Most people seem to want to be loved rather than to love, the reason being their desire for honour."
From The Nicomachean Ethics...
Hesiod (flourished c. 8th century BCE)
"If your spirit in your breast yearns for riches, do as follows, and work, work upon work."
From Hesiod’s Works and...
This painting, created in 1892 by the Austrian artist, Franz von Matsch (c. 1861-1942), depicts an ignoble scene of Achilles from the legendary Trojan...
In the scene displayed above, the British illustrator William Greatbach (c. 1802-1885) brought to life a pre-battle speech said to have occurred in the...
This scene, painted by the 16th-century Italian artist Frederico Barocci, depicts the famous escape of Aeneas from Ilium at the end of the legendary...
According to ancient scholars such as Quintus Ennius (c. 239-169 BCE), Lucius Cincius Alimentus (flourished c. 200 BCE) and Livy (59 BCE-17 CE), their...
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1314-1400)
"Think! We are prisoners and shall always be.
Fortune has given us this adversity,
Some wicked planetary dispensation,
Some Saturn's trick or evil constellation
Has...
King Guntram of Burgundy (r. 561-593) of the Merovingian Dynasty was a paranoid king, and rightfully so. Guntram had originally shared power over the...
In the colorful painting above, artist John William Waterhouse (1849–1917) brings to life the framework story of The Decameron, a masterpiece of literature written...
The Bhagavad Gita (dated between the 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE)
"When the mind
is led by
the roving senses,
then it steals
one's wisdom
like the wind
steals...
In the action-packed scene above, the German artist Emil Doepler (c. 1855–1922) recreated an apocalyptic showdown between figures from Norse mythology. On the Right,...
Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE)
"Most people seem to want to be loved rather than to love, the reason being their desire for honour."
From The Nicomachean Ethics...
Virgil (c. 70-19 BCE)
"Since Fortune's got the upper hand,
let's follow her where she calls and change course."
From The Aeneid (Book V) by Virgil, translated...
